Preparation method of zinc manganese silicate

ABSTRACT

A preparation method of zinc manganese silicate is provided. The method includes the following steps: step  1,  preparing silicon dioxide sol with distilled water, anhydrous ethanol and tetraethyl orthosilicate; step  2,  preparing a mixture solution of a zinc salt and a manganese salt; step  3,  adjusting the silicon dioxide sol to be neutral or acidic; step  4,  adding the mixture solution of the zinc salt and the manganese salt into the silicon dioxide sol to form a gelatin; step  5,  drying the gelatin, keeping the temperature, grinding, reducing with keeping the temperature in a reductive atmosphere to obtain zinc manganese silicate. The preparation method has simple technique and low equipment requirement. The particles of the zinc manganese silicate phosphor prepared by the method have a regular size, uniform shape and good luminescent performance.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to fluorescent materials, and moreparticularly relates to a preparation method of zinc manganese silicate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As a luminous substrate, zinc silicate (Zn₂SiO₄) exhibits a goodchemical stability, environmental adaptability, good moistureresistance, ease of preparation, and low price, such that it has drawnmuch attention in the research of luminescent materials. In 1939,Jenkins, et al. discovered that Zn²⁺ ion and Mn²⁺ ion have the samevalence state and approximate ionic radius, and Mn²⁺ ion can be welldistributed in the lattice of Zn₂SiO₄ by X-ray, therefore manganese canbe easily doped in the luminous substrate of Zn₂SiO₄.

Zinc manganese silicate (Zn₂SiO₄:Mn) is a high performance luminescentmaterial, which has a high light intensive, color purity, and nonear-infrared emission, such that it has been widely applied to somefields such as photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence. So far, thecommercial zinc manganese silicate phosphor is prepared by solid phasemethod. However, the solid phase method suffers from some problems suchas high synthesis temperature, difficulty in controlling the particlesize and morphology, and requirement of grind of the product, which maycause surface damage and degradation of the luminescent properties, andcontamination of the product. Therefore, in order to overcome theshortcomings caused by the solid phase method, some new syntheticmethods have been extensively studied to synthetic zinc manganesesilicate, such as sol-gel method, hydrothermal method and precipitationmethod.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Technical Problems

The technical problems to be solved by the present invention is toprovide a low synthesis temperature preparation method of zinc manganesesilicate, the particles of which have a regular size, uniform shape andgood luminescent performance, so as to solve the problems caused by thesolid phase method, such as high synthesis temperature, difficulty incontrolling the particle size and morphology, and degradation of theluminescent properties of zinc manganese silicate caused by grind.

Technical Solutions

In order to solve the technical problems, a preparation method of zincmanganese silicate is provided, and includes the following steps:

step 1, mixing distilled water and anhydrous ethanol to prepare amixture, adjusting the mixture to be alkaline, and adding tetraethylorthosilicate to obtain a silicon dioxide sol;

step 2, weighting a zinc salt and a manganese salt, wherein the ratio ofthe sum of molar amount of zinc and manganese and the molar amount oftetraethyl orthosilicate from step 1 is 2:1, and preparing a mixturesolution containing the zinc salt and the manganese salt by dissolvingthe zinc salt and the manganese salt into distilled water;

step 3, adjusting the silicon dioxide sol from step 1 to be neutral oracidic by nitric acid;

step 4, adding the mixture solution from step 2 into the silicon dioxidesol from step 3 slowly to react and form a gelatin; and

step 5, drying the gelatin from step 4, thermal insulating and reactingthe dried product at a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C., taking outthe dried product and grinding, thermal insulating and reducing thegrinded product in a reductive atmosphere to obtain zinc manganesesilicate.

In step 1, the volume ratio of distilled water and anhydrous ethanol isin a range of 1:5 to 2:1, a pH value of the alkaline mixture is 8 to 13.The volume ratio of tetraethyl orthosilicate and anhydrous ethanol is1:12 to 1:1. The reaction is carried out in a water bath of 25° C. to60° C. with stirring.

In step 2, the total ion concentration of zinc and manganese in themixture solution containing the zinc salt and the manganese salt is 0.25mol/L to 2 mol/L, the molar ratio of zinc and manganese is (1−x):x,wherein 0.02≦x≦0.15. The zinc salt is selected from the group consistingof zinc acetate and zinc nitrate; the manganese is selected from thegroup consisting of manganese acetate, manganese nitrate, and manganesecarbonate.

In step 3, a pH value of the silicon dioxide sol from step 1 is adjustedto from 2 to 7 by nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %.

In step 4, the reaction is carried out in a water bath of 40° C. to 80°C. with stirring.

In step 5, the gelatin is dried at a temperature of 80° C. to 100° C.for 24 hours to 36 hours, and the dried product is thermal insulated andreacted at the temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 2 hours to 6hours. The grinded product is thermal insulated and reduced at atemperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 1 hour to 3 hours. The reductiveatmosphere is carbon monoxide, or pure hydrogen, or a mixture ofnitrogen and hydrogen.

Beneficial Effects

Compared to the prior art, the preparation method of the presentinvention is simple and has low equipment requirements. In addition, theparticles of the zinc manganese silicate phosphor prepared by the methodhave a regular size and uniform shape, as well as a better theluminescent performance then conventional commercial zinc manganesesilicate phosphor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a preparation method of zincmanganese silicate of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 1 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 1.5 kV;

FIG. 3 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 2 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 1.5 kV;

FIG. 4 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 3 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 3.0 kV;

FIG. 5 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 4 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 5.0 kV;

FIG. 6 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 5 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 7.5 kV; and

FIG. 7 shows a cathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zincmanganese silicate according to example 6 comparing with a commercialzinc manganese silicate, both under a test voltage of 5.0 kV.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way oflimitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which likereferences indicate similar elements. It should be noted that referencesto “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily tothe same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a preparation method of zincmanganese silicate with regular partial size, uniform shape and goodluminescent performance is disclosed, the method includes followingsteps:

Step S01, distilled water and anhydrous ethanol are mixed to prepare amixture, the mixture is then adjusted to be alkaline utilizing ammonia,and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) is then added to obtain a silicondioxide sol;

Step S02, a zinc salt and a manganese salt are weighted, wherein theratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc and manganese and the molaramount of tetraethyl orthosilicate from step 1 is 2:1, and a mixturesolution containing the zinc salt and the manganese salt is prepared bydissolving the zinc salt and the manganese salt into distilled water;

Step S03, the silicon dioxide sol from step 1 is adjusted to be neutralor acidic by nitric acid;

Step S04, the mixture solution from step 2 is added slowly into thesilicon dioxide sol from step 3 to react and form a gelatin;

Step S05, the gelatin from step 4 is dried. The dried product is thermalinsulated in an oven and reacted at a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C.The dried product is removed from the oven and grinded, the grindedproduct is thermal insulated and reduced in a reductive atmosphere toobtain zinc manganese silicate.

According to the preparation method, in step S01, the volume ratio ofdistilled water and anhydrous ethanol is in a range of 1:5 to 2:1, a pHvalue of the alkaline mixture is 8 to 13. The volume ratio of tetraethylorthosilicate and anhydrous ethanol is 1:12 to 1:1, and the reaction iscarried out in a water bath of 25° C. to 60° C. with stirring. In stepS02, the total ion concentration of zinc and manganese in the mixturesolution containing the zinc salt and the manganese salt is 0.25 mol/L˜2mol/L, and the molar ratio of zinc and manganese is (1−x):x, wherein0.02≦x≦0.15. The zinc salt is selected from the group consisting of zincacetate and zinc nitrate; the manganese is selected from the groupconsisting of manganese acetate, manganese nitrate, and manganesecarbonate. In step S03, a pH value of the silicon dioxide sol from step1 is adjusted to from 2 to 7 by nitric acid with a concentration of 34wt. %. In step S04, the reaction is carried out in a water bath of 40°C. to 80° C. with stirring. In step S05, the gelatin is dried at atemperature of 80° C. to 100° C. for 24 hours to 36 hours, and the driedproduct is thermal insulated and reacted at the temperature of 800° C.to 1200° C. for 2 hours to 6 hours. The grinded product is thermalinsulated and reduced at a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 1 hourto 3 hours. The reductive atmosphere is carbon monoxide, or purehydrogen, or a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen.

The preparation method according to the present disclosure is simple andhas low equipment requirements. In addition, the particles of the zincmanganese silicate phosphor prepared by the method have a regular sizeand uniform shape, as well as a better the luminescent performance thenconventional commercial zinc manganese silicate phosphor.

The following examples are described to illustrate the preparationmethod of zinc manganese silicate under different conditions.

Example 1

Step one, 6.69 ml of distilled water and 26.76 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:4. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 8 utilizing ammonia. 2.230 ml of TEOS was added according toa volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:12. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 60° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 5.831 g of zinc nitrate and 0.098 g of manganese acetate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc nitrate and manganese acetate is 0.98:0.02. Thezinc nitrate and manganese acetate were dissolved into 20 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of1 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjusted to2 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four, themixture solution containing zinc nitrate and manganese acetate was addedslowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 2, the mixturesolution was then stirred in a water bath of 80° C. and reacted to forma gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 60° C. ovenand dried for 36 hours, the dried product was then placed in a hightemperature furnace at 800° C. and thermal insulated and reacted for 6hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in an agatemortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 800° C. and reducedin pure hydrogen for 1 hour, was then cooled to room temperature toobtain (Zn_(0.98),Mn_(0.02))₂SiO₄. A cathode ray excitation luminescencespectrum of the zinc manganese silicate prepared accordingly and acommercial zinc manganese silicate is shown in FIG. 2. It can be seen inFIG. 2 that the luminous intensity of the zinc manganese silicate ofExample 1 exceeds that of the commercial zinc manganese silicate byabout 12%.

Example 2

Step one, 2.23 ml of distilled water and 11.15 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:5. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 9 utilizing ammonia. 1.115 ml of TEOS was added according toa volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:10. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 50° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 2.1072 g of zinc acetate and 0.1004 g of high-purity manganesenitrate were weighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount ofzinc and manganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is2:1, and the molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese nitrate is0.96:0.04. The zinc acetate and manganese nitrate were dissolved into 40ml of distilled water to prepare a mixture solution having aconcentration of 0.25 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxidesol is adjusted to 3 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34wt. %. Step four, the mixture solution containing zinc acetate andmanganese nitrate was added slowly into the silicon dioxide sol with thepH value of 3, the mixture solution was then stirred in a water bath of80° C. and reacted to form a gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatinwas placed in a 80° C. oven and dried for 36 hours, the dried productwas then placed in a high temperature furnace at 900° C. and thermalinsulated and reacted for 4 hours, was then natural cooled to roomtemperature, grinded in an agate mortar. The grinded product was thermalinsulated at 900° C. and reduced in carbon monoxide for 2 hours, wasthen cooled to room temperature to obtain (Zn_(0.96),Mn_(0.04))₂SiO₄. Acathode ray excitation luminescence spectrum of the zinc manganesesilicate prepared accordingly and a commercial zinc manganese silicateis shown in FIG. 3. It can be seen in FIG. 3 that the luminous intensityof the zinc manganese silicate of Example 1 exceeds that of thecommercial zinc manganese silicate by about 35%.

Example 3

Step one, 17.84 ml of distilled water and 35.68 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:2. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 10 utilizing ammonia. 4.460 ml of TEOS was added accordingto a volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:8. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 40° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 8.341 g of zinc acetate and 0.490 g of manganese acetate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese acetate is 0.95:0.05. Thezinc nitrate and manganese acetate were dissolved into 20 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of2 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjusted to5 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four, themixture solution containing zinc acetate and manganese acetate was addedslowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 5, the mixturesolution was then stirred in a water bath of 40° C. and reacted to forma gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 90° C. ovenand dried for 32 hours, the dried product was then placed in a hightemperature furnace at 1000° C. and thermal insulated and reacted for 3hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in an agatemortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 1000° C. andreduced in a mixture of 95 vol. % nitrogen and 5 vol. % hydrogen for 3hours, was then cooled to room temperature to obtain(Zn_(0.95),Mn_(0.05))₂SiO₄. A cathode ray excitation luminescencespectrum of the zinc manganese silicate prepared accordingly and acommercial zinc manganese silicate is shown in FIG. 4. It can be seen inFIG. 4 that the luminous intensity of the zinc manganese silicate ofExample 1 exceeds that of the commercial zinc manganese silicate byabout 31%.

Example 4

Step one, 8.92 ml of distilled water and 17.84 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:2. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 11 utilizing ammonia. 4.460 ml of TEOS was added accordingto a volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:4. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 50° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 8.0776 g of zinc acetate and 0.784 g of manganese acetate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese acetate is 0.92:0.08. Thezinc acetate and manganese acetate were dissolved into 20 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of2 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjusted to5 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four, themixture solution containing zinc nitrate and manganese acetate was addedslowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 5, the mixturesolution was then stirred in a water bath of 50° C. and reacted to forma gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 90° C. ovenand dried for 32 hours, the dried product was then placed in a hightemperature furnace at 1100° C. and thermal insulated and reacted for 2hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in an agatemortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 1100° C. andreduced in a mixture of 95 vol. % nitrogen and 5 vol. % hydrogen for 2hours, was then cooled to room temperature to obtain(Zn_(0.92),Mn_(0.08))₂SiO₄. A cathode ray excitation luminescencespectrum of the zinc manganese silicate prepared accordingly and acommercial zinc manganese silicate is shown in FIG. 5. It can be seen inFIG. 5 that the luminous intensity of the zinc manganese silicate ofExample 1 exceeds that of the commercial zinc manganese silicate byabout 28%.

Example 5

Step one, 20.07 ml of distilled water and 20.07 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:1. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 11 utilizing ammonia. 6.690 ml of TEOS was added accordingto a volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:3. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 50° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 12.1164 g of zinc acetate and 1.176 g of manganese acetate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese acetate is 0.92:0.08. Thezinc acetate and manganese acetate were dissolved into 20 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of1.5 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjustedto 5 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four,the mixture solution containing zinc nitrate and manganese acetate wasadded slowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 5, themixture solution was then stirred in a water bath of 50° C. and reactedto form a gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 90°C. oven and dried for 32 hours, the dried product was then placed in ahigh temperature furnace at 1100° C. and thermal insulated and reactedfor 2 hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in anagate mortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 1100° C. andreduced in a mixture of 95 vol. % nitrogen and 5 vol. % hydrogen for 2hours, was then cooled to room temperature to obtain(Zn_(0.92),Mn_(0.08))₂SiO₄. A cathode ray excitation luminescencespectrum of the zinc manganese silicate prepared accordingly and acommercial zinc manganese silicate is shown in FIG. 6. It can be seen inFIG. 6 that the luminous intensity of the zinc manganese silicate ofExample 1 exceeds that of the commercial zinc manganese silicate byabout 26%.

Example 6

Step one, 17.84 ml of distilled water and 8.92 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 2:1. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 13 utilizing ammonia. 8.920 ml of TEOS was added accordingto a volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:1. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 25° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 15.804 g of zinc acetate and 1.960 g of manganese acetate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese acetate is 0.90:0.1. Thezinc acetate and manganese acetate were dissolved into 40 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of2 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjusted to5 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four, themixture solution containing zinc nitrate and manganese acetate was addedslowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 5, the mixturesolution was then stirred in a water bath of 50° C. and reacted to forma gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 100° C. ovenand dried for 24 hours, the dried product was then placed in a hightemperature furnace at 1100° C. and thermal insulated and reacted for 2hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in an agatemortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 1100° C. andreduced in a mixture of 95 vol. % nitrogen and 5 vol. % hydrogen for 2hours, was then cooled to room temperature to obtain(Zn_(0.90),Mn_(0.10))₂SiO₄. A cathode ray excitation luminescencespectrum of the zinc manganese silicate prepared accordingly and acommercial zinc manganese silicate is shown in FIG. 7. It can be seen inFIG. 7 that the luminous intensity of the zinc manganese silicate ofExample 1 exceeds that of the commercial zinc manganese silicate byabout 33%.

Example 7

Step one, 4.46 ml of distilled water and 8.92 ml of ethanol were wellmixed by a volume ratio of 1:1. The pH value of the mixture is thenadjusted to 11 utilizing ammonia. 4.460 ml of TEOS was added accordingto a volume ratio of TEOS and anhydrous ethanol of 1:2. The mixture wasstirred in a water bath of 50° C. to obtain a silicon dioxide sol. Steptwo, 7.463 g of zinc acetate and 0.690 g of manganese carbonate wereweighted, where the ratio of the sum of molar amount of zinc andmanganese and the molar amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate 1 is 2:1, andthe molar ratio of zinc acetate and manganese carbonate is 0.85:0.15.The zinc acetate and manganese carbonate were dissolved into 40 ml ofdistilled water to prepare a mixture solution having a concentration of1 mol/L. Step three, the pH value of silicon dioxide sol is adjusted to7 utilizing nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %. Step four, themixture solution containing zinc nitrate and manganese carbonate wasadded slowly into the silicon dioxide sol with the pH value of 7, themixture solution was then stirred in a water bath of 40° C. and reactedto form a gelatin. Step five, the obtained gelatin was placed in a 100°C. oven and dried for 24 hours, the dried product was then placed in ahigh temperature furnace at 1200° C. and thermal insulated and reactedfor 2 hours, was then natural cooled to room temperature, grinded in anagate mortar. The grinded product was thermal insulated at 1200° C. andreduced in carbon monoxide for 2 hours, was then cooled to roomtemperature to obtain (Zn_(0.85),Mn_(0.15))₂SiO₄.

Although the invention has been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarilylimited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, the specificfeatures and acts are disclosed as sample forms of implementing theclaimed invention.

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 11. A preparation method of zinc manganese silicate,comprising following steps: step 1, mixing distilled water and anhydrousethanol to prepare a mixture, adjusting the mixture to be alkaline, andadding tetraethyl orthosilicate to obtain a silicon dioxide sol; step 2,weighting a zinc salt and a manganese salt, wherein the ratio of the sumof molar amount of zinc and manganese and the molar amount of tetraethylorthosilicate from step 1 is 2:1, and preparing a mixture solutioncontaining the zinc salt and the manganese salt by dissolving the zincsalt and the manganese salt into distilled water; step 3, adjusting thesilicon dioxide sol from step 1 to be neutral or acidic by nitric acid;step 4, adding the mixture solution from step 2 into the silicon dioxidesol from step 3 slowly to react and form a gelatin; and step 5, dryingthe gelatin from step 4, thermal insulating and reacting the driedproduct at a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C., taking out the driedproduct and grinding, thermal insulating and reducing the grindedproduct in a reductive atmosphere to obtain zinc manganese silicate. 12.The preparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 11,wherein in step 1, the volume ratio of distilled water and anhydrousethanol is in a range of 1:5 to 2:1, a pH value of the alkaline mixtureis 8 to
 13. 13. The preparation method of zinc manganese silicateaccording to claim 11, wherein in step 1, the volume ratio of tetraethylorthosilicate and anhydrous ethanol is 1:12 to 1:1, the reaction iscarried out in a water bath of 25° C. to 60° C. with stirring.
 14. Thepreparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 12,wherein in step 1, the volume ratio of tetraethyl orthosilicate andanhydrous ethanol is 1:12 to 1:1, the reaction is carried out in a waterbath of 25° C. to 60° C. with stirring.
 15. The preparation method ofzinc manganese silicate according to claim 11, wherein in step 2, thetotal ion concentration of zinc and manganese in the mixture solutioncontaining the zinc salt and the manganese salt is 0.25 mol/L to 2mol/L, the molar ratio of zinc and manganese is (1−x):x wherein0.02≦x≦0.15.
 16. The preparation method of zinc manganese silicateaccording to claim 11, wherein in step 2, the zinc salt is selected fromthe group consisting of zinc acetate and zinc nitrate; the manganese isselected from the group consisting of manganese acetate, manganesenitrate, and manganese carbonate.
 17. The preparation method of zincmanganese silicate according to claim 15, wherein in step 2, the zincsalt is selected from the group consisting of zinc acetate and zincnitrate; the manganese is selected from the group consisting ofmanganese acetate, manganese nitrate, and manganese carbonate.
 18. Thepreparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 11,wherein in step 3, a pH value of the silicon dioxide sol from step 1 isadjusted to from 2 to 7 by nitric acid with a concentration of 34 wt. %.19. The preparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim11, wherein in step 4, the reaction is carried out in a water bath of40° C. to 80° C. with stirring.
 20. The preparation method of zincmanganese silicate according to claim 11, wherein in step 5, the gelatinis dried at a temperature of 80° C. to 100° C. for 24 hours to 36 hours,and the dried product is thermal insulated and reacted at thetemperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 2 hours to 6 hours.
 21. Thepreparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 11,wherein in step 5, the grinded product is thermal insulated and reducedat a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 1 hour to 3 hours.
 22. Thepreparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 20,wherein in step 5, the grinded product is thermal insulated and reducedat a temperature of 800° C. to 1200° C. for 1 hour to 3 hours.
 23. Thepreparation method of zinc manganese silicate according to claim 21,wherein the reductive atmosphere is carbon monoxide, or pure hydrogen,or a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen.
 24. The preparation method ofzinc manganese silicate according to claim 22, wherein the reductiveatmosphere is carbon monoxide, or pure hydrogen, or a mixture ofnitrogen and hydrogen.